The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-25 00:00:00

ONEI MARKET. AND CalailltßClAL INTELLIGENCE. There the CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. iu has been a good d eman d for money to -d ay aPtgeneral discount market; while, on the other athere appears to be a rather short supply . of afloat, probably through the apprehension Th etl i geild ered among bankers and others that . the adnom rate of the Bank of England will either 'outiatie for some time at its present figure or be t t ttle ed• The brokers are therefore not anxious 'lustaact business even in first-class bills, unless 46 full A St Is quotations. on ut 1:28 0 00 in gcld was t a k en i n t o th e B an k gurd ay : coThe advices received this morning regarding the fa : t 4l) . l trade during the past week in the mann nring districts report some very encouraging Prosn C c t B . The decline in prices at Manchester was e t ll o - n c : e d by the large inquiry for goods for shipment inquiry India, and the Mediterranean ports.. The iin d 4- 11 117 i ctr spring descriptions at Leeds, Leicester, had T t radf °rd had set in with increased force, and ci t , t - :. no t been for the late rise in the Bank rate, 640--`l°Ls would have been maintained with greater q 4 Yalle Y. The lace trade of Nottingham continued rilitiet,.through the caution exercised by the Ger otitllB !II Purchasing, lest hostilities should break larg e i)euraark. At Sheffield and Birmingham vini orders were being r ece i ve d, an d th ere was f u ll ° Pzent in all departments of business. Two O'CLOCK. I d 4 r. tllth:/Paris iturse this morning, according to Re ; —lll ees tel egram, the Three per Cent. Rentes e quoted ' 63f 40- Animated ; firm. e ti 4 lre At th e h hold alf-yearly meeting to-day of the share- English, Scottish, and Australian eeettttete f the d Bank a dividend at the rate of six per Itn nuaa, f ree o f i ncome - tax, was proposed. ICerve fund now amounts to £35,000. ) vith? n glish St oc k M arket opene d t hi s morning ( Ittot r eli t firm ness, and some few purchases sent ieas u P 11 per cent. A little while, however, 44 ettl t ° ,: f ' e t came that Austria and Prussia had re late hotel o r d e l ay t h e entry o f th e i r troops ikt4 ae;4l"Wig. S ales were pressed, an d the Funds tai t e e r 4'l3' l ost the advance they had previously h ave c onsol s for money were 901, but they t l , (4 nat 1311? descended to 90-2- ; for the ac , D ' n he h t- e t/ are 90 7 91, and afterwards 901 , e t eed Annuities and the New Threes are 414 ; Ca tche ritler Bills, 10s. 4s. dis.; Bank Stock 1041 t in Z, 235 23 7; India 5 per Cents, are steady at 8 1 (I, the L e f eee d 5 per Cents., at 103 ; the The 112; and the Bonds are par. firm a 141 4 Market opened with a very rm h ud a general rise took place, which, ow eetlt p aB,:h3ee been entirely lost. Turkish 6 i per kg ij i i . 4 ' 62 1 are 67 1 ; do. Consolides, 46 5 4 33 1 ; Greek, 221-. ; Spanish Passive, 4 ( 1; 1 ; do. TheeCertificatEs, 13 131 ; Portuguese, 471 ; Confederate Loan, 45 47. Ilite e e °Aerations in the Railway Share Market Driee 11 ,: t b °en ve r y extens i ve, b ut at one time kentBrier4lll- exhibited a slight upward move- I ltre v 11t h ave sinc e g i ven way upon th e receipt o f 11: $ , UrEt ble advi ces from the north of E urope. It ithe bt (31 ;_ e ign and Colonial undertakings remain e uange of importance. lit tlited and Miscellaneous Shares continue in request at about previous rates. 0 11 RITT a D el ?l'Z b iux 8 , 11 - FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. bi tt ent, trlips. a Nt o A re° easels tel. ent, i i7i ,t Feb 4 9l 'New ' Per c e `meed li ev 3i per ent 6. ai C ent. o e r e Per nt. Jan. 1894 cl ritti Nit. A ." Annuities b itto t iee,36" - "lllities, Jan. 1873 bit t N. 30 Y r s, expire sth Jan., 1880 — r.cl i , ° Ute r i g ,. ., expire sth April, 1885 — ij.iller L ip % Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — MO ' 4 , £l.OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 4lO dis t ti .., o itt o XSOO i'Q t li glaba £lOO and £2OO lUD'Stk 4i Der Ct last lic -vr• 235 7 l it ~.„,,,, , . •1 •• . • . t t ,, t eeltl o 2 l. 4..N.MENT SECURITIES. I) itt - p A R eecPer Cent., April 1874 — bitt " per t — .1)1: ktco rl e °t• July, 1570 ) 3iti, ( , ) , t 1,1 15 6 at c_Cf t ; tt .:• r . .. .. . "Att I.i it ,,Z i ve ,F•eat,n. , 4 per Cent .. -- bi tt h i er kt *1872 5 ' 44 e ' l:l, ' , Q ' ft Y) 1 870 F t tl, °oo ..... )34 'Xili °I tEI Ditto a4 6 her (? 1 111\r "... ... P Iht t ) 1 839 -enr. - , DS—ONE O'CLOCK. ° 41 Per cl 1 8i9 ... — bit Ditto ell % 18-' li ii to Se r i ° ' 0 2-58.60 0,„.elloa186 1863 'llia Pees 3 , 65 b. 1 1 , 6 per paid , Itto 4 1 v,erit C ent 1 4a t clo r 4,1),,2 Cent... L I , t 9) P r w Cot t , i .... ° Pti ari ovis o ° 'dated 1 b it ,_ 7,, nal / 4 , per Cent — 0r I. °, 8 ver e e °lad Warrant — . 0 % k t 6 Per eo _n ci / a s i lt _. •....... . . . . . . . . bi t tt ° Aceo t3eN ., 1824 — b., 0 C ou t ult ... -5 , ex-Coupons — 1,4:it0 ket _po ne ................ , ').n TI 'unt ........... — k o, !.,, Ae Per c eut 4,2 1 011 / ceutit . . • ........ , G I . IPeri " ....... Ditt o 'Pada at 5 Per Cen . t ......... " 36i 1 61 i _ 'VI, .4 ',., .. ... b. ', o b e !q. e t 11 . ,_ p i itt o I, ter T , d L. .... tt l.ta t , a radtAr b itt it e4 t arranta (Hectares) I ,bi t ,: c _' , 186 i u Per Cent., Ex. 25f _ ep ui nri etip ; ..... 1\ 14 .40 - ‘4 , 3 1 ,4 1 „ 8 63) £l2 Bs. 3d, paid — pm Ott, qte, ) ,_ , eut Iluitt 4 1 1 ) : 4 , t p , _ Ott 44 Ae e - `-ent , 1862 t.eft„ °lint .. . ;4 . 4 4 "e 3 „,„.. g .... 4 v4 to t o 1853 S t , Z c's-.;,,,5k:.e ........ ... _ _ nu e . Z ei k lec outit • - : , •,18o6, '7, '9, '6O, 62;3 4 7 if k g 4 , Per c p . ................. 47 2 ' i b it / p er 6: l t, 1822, £ St tit b it/ 0 t 1850 itt c , ,i)er c . 1860 zi Ni„, - pe r ,-, -ri t., 1859 kat '4° Peer' t ilt, 1860 ) 4 °4 3 Cent - kbir t _ 4l Ac c r Cent D. - . li . () unt 0i ~ ev, Deferred....... . t ‘ t ° !%, .... kri_lti, t'aatt; 17Lio,r0„, t ................. — 8 ~a , ,, 4 er t. of n 33a 1 11 1ri t 911 1, Z° l .nar ' o ur. not funded .. — 1)444 fa Nis e e . u l3l 1) 4 4 ' A Per e ent t .. 4 ). toq kot ilit • 1854 'ttller .. 1) i _ t no • ......... .. ti,,:%,_ e0 , 1 ; 4 - 1 ' t rlt. 1858 t / I t tiO (1 41 06 go OV. to A Per c e Ilds re ',N I 'lt. 1862 It, Itt, 41,0 0 11 t 1.1, 4., g •• 67± 7 biN - `Ark ° Ma iiit t : . °4 t ,,llit te r ,e`l• . 4 per Cent. Di t "° s - - , e kt -Pot. ti, Per , 1 ., h/1y,,, b a it •, •ur i t oip'''''iltit '., 1862 ell 2 klet i .. 4 cl a 0 • ................... 541 i Itali a t o I r O ett 4 the above payable in London. Di t t o 5 feel' Cent Ex• 12: Guil., ...... t A y r 0:,,,L Certificates t O, °. entl iat.. '"• ) 1 861, Ex. 25 francs — ' i l oltt - **. . . ........ 671 i 4 " 4 on TWO O'CLOCK. tto Ae°o 4 e .. lt .................. 90; ......... . .......... tOi 1 Li Q - No i 001 Cotton M ar k e t—Thi s D ay. „, - . 10 'gee 4,74) 11 1' althat e. Ra ther quieter. Probable () s,ooogbales NA Monday a match 40, qt (l lzt't NI . kußht , . ATea.--on games, for £lO _ N•S l it , ie a' Waleh is to consist of 62 ,_, England N ki f"t each game, and the championship of '''' of t" 'tikie:tland, was oororocooed in one of the rooms James Wyllie, t he 4 11°118e, Glasgow. The players are N,,,N.t1 Laddie " of Scotland, and 1 ' tc'i; Whose recent gare in. Glasgow, R it o w b ; f a series tti d; -.4c1 all Utisati f result as consisting 0 be of a t l l5 l . .4via" The fre:hae erfeYst how,ever, promises to e for tl e Itltereathig ehara:::. and, so far as it has ge l 7 lo , n i day tittee4::,,_l4B equally faveurable to both Players' O„1 drawn the oth aeti were cl 1 1 of which w ere Lam 7. s IV aeier. • - eye-, tw° Tuesday Martin ~44t114 ;'' Rained by Wyllie ; while on ;co4a dr4:l4e:oroof one game, the otheramtewsowpelraeydedrawbnei.n—g t im an. n Wednesday three g A i‘i tided til l' w . 131-'4,11. PAItISTI.-11' e have it on tthheeyaeaurt just eild the perish el k of lkh that during Alltithere has notbt -11 a t in' arish, which has a poPu tl . °E . at leEtst6ooeeandlenatthhanol: (shame upon the young , t 4 m nit es I ) a single Tnarria,,.____Dover Express. world's t.q:ttll'ittlL P141°4 Xational; publishes the ‘4ol,je7t, ratrialoB46_3 ;wand informs its readers that England :—" Maurice Lansdowne, aztri afabs,ikr ogfOther worthies i the Lxehequer, president of the cabinet, '3ll° l th • a l' `''' , 3' C ',, , 6 Sir Teton Syke"— iiliihvitit Levis, °lljaell‘ 1 4, 4 r et „ 5e..,-;_ati.d " the poet and,colranpaosdedri,tiConh,tGeltohwe,se Oh. , W e h 'a 'ct a Jeannot, ~, , -eve t lend lore the death --according t•oht(l):ii ti tit e ° "' °,fh August p Leopold Ilex" ` ll4 le 11 0%. 4 , 110 two us are incompLa'ably in sit dishuguis. '''`lol:l3 of Chtirles Ciloyer anti Angustua Eg tte rlli° 11 0 013. 0 1 j P a io gr:oe ll co- ~, 4( o j, a elle t cio t oi' pe the 0 r 0. , 0' le 6 ow 0 3,;;eojk 0 11 07 5t t ,,t ' ;0 t lac ° r 0 V eo, 0.0 1 1 0 • 16 310 ; `the re 0 1 jo g to o r ; i v e or °ro e ti ° lb isro t oy e 8 'eo,t , C° of, e ige o 4t , 13e ref el e 011 a ir '3 0 0 0 13 P 4P 01-0 070, h o P t , °f , t iv • >lt' 10 1 1 , ae rij :he 461 ,Y 4 It I , k jes ;1 1 soil , . 5 ,0 1 . , s Late" 0 03`I D ere . 0 00 o p Q f 0 oe tp o Die., 00, ic 1, so y t.0 (44. 1) 311' rib t , t tho or; °tr ee °, P to. ; to .•''' SHARE .MARKETS.---This day, Share, Hallways. Paid. Cploriscien.g 3.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. !Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co !Bristol and Exeter • Caledonian !Cork and Bandon Cornwall 8 8i 818/ 84 1 , 6 120/ 121 k 7 7i !Do A A gets no diy Do. B till6pc.pan.has been nrid to Dublin & Be , least June. Dun.,Pe - . Ab. June. 'Edinburgh & Glasgow. 'Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk 37 39 16 17 97 08 107 109 491 501 47 49 71 8i Ditto A stock Ditto Fast Ancraan st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern... Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. ant W. of Irelanc Great Western Do Str Val gua . stoci: I Lancashize & Yorkshir :London and lila:await 'Lon., Brignt.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Westcrn Man., Shot., & Lincoln. ,Maryport and Cart-dale. 1271 128 1331 134 k 134 136 97 98 65i G 6 1101 11011 72 73 104 'O5 43 44 1061 1071 1 1014 1024 1 504 51t Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New 1031 1046 129 1291 48 100 Do Birming. & Derby slid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Keit ... Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, Ar Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwich Do, G.N.E. purchase . Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle !North London 52 63 25 e 6 103} ion 59 60 00i 001 19.16. e, Do New 'North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpool Shropshire Union ,South Devon ... South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok., an dWok Stockton & Dading ton Do 125 130 1 1 1 2 pl 77 79 11 Ili 124 121 43 45 98 lOU 53 64 33 31 £4l osi I Do New, 18Ct: ,Taff Vale.. .. ...... Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim 1 Waterford & Kilkenny] West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford' Do • Newport' Do Hereford 03 100 91 :0i 1:8 39 91 101 74 8 g 1005 5 61 p 84 87 17u 175 BRITISH POSS& ;than Sk 1 n stock stock stock 100 100 stook stock stock stock stock stock itock st ock Paid. all 101 l 100 100 100 100 100 106 22 25 SSIONS. C losiug Price. 60 42 103 105 4 1 p i 1 p 5i 6k 8 9 IC2 104 101 103 105 i 106; 101 104 P 1 P 20 21 73 15 58 61. 66 68 50 56 50 52 40 t 2 26 28 22 74 IC4 106 1 1 102 104 9i 10 11 30 3 / 4 f•; 1 93 95 6+5 67 10G 104 98 100 04 98 57 59 3 5 82 84 103 104 102 104 102 104 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Business done. 134 I 135 107 e 7 102 51i 1031 4 129 i 1 i 1031 95 4 86 5 1023 , 1103}3} 1051 5 104 3 99 Railways :atlantic & St Lawrenc( Bom.,Barodact.Coat 'no Gu. syer cent... Do. New . Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laxe Huron Do. Preterence till alo,Brant, & Go drich o p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, IS7: Do. do. July 1, 187 Do. do. Juue 1, 1671 Clcutta.& S. E astn. ( I,li, Cape Town E Dock Buil Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. 11 do. .. Grand Trunk of Canade Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. del erred. ..... Do. Id Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P, ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred__ Gt.lnchaPenin.gua.sp.o Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of I n dia (Lim guaranteed 5 per Gent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharen Do. New ....... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.... llndian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. It p. o. Extension Dc. 44 d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. IVielb.Corp. 8 p. C. Bnds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bds. New Br unswick Canda Class A. and B. N.ltl.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds Soinde Do. Delhi.. 44 Do. do Do. Punjaub r Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 100 102 S'Olk COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ts p.c.J a J ul' & - 1877-S1 100 101 103 1014 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & * Aug. 100 103 105 Do.d p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 103 105 Do. sp. c. Jan. &July. 10C 00 82 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 90 92 Cape G.llope, Bp 0,187 J 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 188 u 100 109 111 Do. 189 c 100 109 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 107 109 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 'Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 104 106 Natal Gov. 6 per cant 100 VS 110 N.13.G0v. 6 a.&Jul) 100 tot 104 Do. 6p. e.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 180 t NO 99 100 Du. sp, c.,18,1 to 1. - '4( 100 994 10 1 4 -. Do. d0.,1888 & upwds 100 995 1004 991 - iNew Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 1 08 110 I S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lO3 108 110 - Vio.Grov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 Do. to 6 n.o. An.&00... 100 110 lll 1 1104 BRITISH MINES. 2 leambrian Consol. Gold 1 Od 111 clillord Amalgamated.. 38 89 Devon G. Con.. (Taoist.) 1 675 685 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 66, 655 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 52. id Par East Caradon ..... 2.14.6 27 28 East Cara Brea... 3.4.0 7 75 E. WI Russel (Tavistk., 8.9.0 5 55 54 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gweu 581 10 12 Great South Tolgus.... 17$ 45 44 G. Wheal Vor (lleleton 40 15 17 Grenville 0.16.0 44 44 erc•d's-Foot 8.12 87 39 flingston Downs 4.!8.0 3 35 Lady Ben.ha Margaret (Clay Lelant 95 17 19 Marce Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim 24 14 1 5 New Setun 194 60 90 - • North Downs z4 14 1 4 14 N.Wh'i Basset (11102, - an 3.1.0 24 3 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blaze); Providence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer 14 1 130 140 S. Carla Brea (Illogan) — Fran. (Mogan 1/4.1,4.9 574 624 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 6 l'amarSilv.& Lead Min. t j k I Lin Crolt 9 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) l5 11 12 W C: radon (Liskeard) 5 54 56 West Set= Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 20 25 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann ;Men ) 8 131 145 Wheal 3eton 584 150 160 I Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 244 254 I Wheal Union 3.17 3 34 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 116 Great Western, 5 per cent. red. prf., 102 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, . Ditto 4} per cent., red., , 03 Stockton and Darlington, Class B. 6 per cent., 331 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 17} Great Luxembourg, N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 10i San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (ail), 201 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 20i FOILEIGItij&I,NES. Cobre Copper, 33i General, 22 Worthing (limited), I ; Yudanaauutana of B. Australia (lhn.), 2 I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon .1011 and Liverpool (tdra.), 45i Ditto, new, 30 3 / 4 Anglo Austrian, 61 3 / 4 Bank of utago, lira., 2 3 / 4 Bank of New Zealand. 141 15 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 8 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11/ 3 / 4 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 41t 2 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 22 3 English and Swedish, lira., 4 3 / 4 Imperial Bank (lim.), 251 6 5i 6 Imperial Ottoman, in London and Comity, 61 2 London Joint Stock, 37 3 / 4 London and Northern (lim.), 153/4 MISCELLANEOUS. Commercial Union (Insurance), 1i 91,10 Electric Telegraph, 109: National Disco►►nt Company, lim., 11 Ocean Marine (Insurance), 19i The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.22/ per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of A 3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4231 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4} per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mirt price is, therefore, about the same price in London and Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 166 to 1661 per cent., and the premium on gold is 511 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of gold from the United States. M. MERMET'S NEW OPERA, " Roland and Ron eveaux," will be produced in a few days at the Grand Opera House in Paris, supported by Madame Gueymard, Mdlle. de FaisY, Madame St, Agnet, MM. Gueymard, 1301. ve t Ca4aux, X 4 .4 got, all 100 (100 ' 100 2 all 1 100 100 1021 MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Sa turday was quiet, nevertheless all good and fine dry samples ruled firm in price. In spring corn a fair business was transacted, and previous quotations were steadily supported. Flour was in moderate request, on former terms. Advices from New York state that a tolerably extensive business had been done in good and fine wheat and flour for shipment to this country, at enhanced currencies. Ship ments of flour continue to be made from France to Great Britain. Up to our market last Reek the arrivals of Eng lish grain were but moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 33,292 quarters of wheat, 17,457 barley, 11,129 oats, 230 beans, 2,083 peas, 611 tares, 25,604 linseed, 9,264 oilseeds, 1,280 sundry seeds, 2,321 sacks and 29,663 barrels of flour. Fresh up to Mark-lane to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate, and the condition of the pro duce was by no means satisfactory. The trade, which, at the close of last week, showed a tendency to improvement) was, owing to the large importations, viz., 33,000 quarters of wheat and over 32,000 sacks and barrels of flour—in a sluggish state. However, at the close of business, a fair clearance had been effected of good and fine dry samples, and prices for such exhibited less depression than on Mon day last. Compared with this day fortnight, the quotations realised showed a reduction of is par quarter. The supply of most descriptions of foreign wheat on the stands was moderately large. The amount of business transacted was very moderate, and where sales were pressed rather less money was accepted. . . . . Floating cargoes of wheat were in slow request, at late rates. Spring corn afloat was, however, tolerably firm. With barley the market was moderately supplied. Malt ing qualities, in fine condition, sold steadily at full prices. Secondary descriptions were in slow request, at late rates. For grinding and distilling parcels the demand ruled inac tive, on former terms. A moderate business was transacted in malt, at previous currencies. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. All good and fine descriptions of corn were in fair average request, at full prices ; otherwise, the trade was dull, on former terms. Beans changed hands to a moderate extent, at the late rates. The show of samples was of fair extent. The value of peas was steadily supported, and the trade was tolerably firm. - - Although the import of barrel flour last week was large, very little was offered at market to-day, and prices may be considered the same as on Monday last, In other descrip tions of flour a fair business was transacted at late rates, CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr —s to —a Ditto, old 3Bs 40s Ditto, white, 1863 42s 488 Ditto, old 378 468 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 3Bs 40s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 268 28s Malting 23s 393 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s ..,. _ . ___.._ Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 66s Chevalier 66s 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBs 22s Potato _ _ ~._. Youghal and Cork, black l6s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2os Beans—Tick 3os Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White 3ss Boilers 3ss Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk ... 2Bs Stockton and N0rf01k....—......-- 27s American, per barrel l9s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. For the time of year the supply of foreign stock on sale in to-day's market was rather extensive, whilst its general quality was good. There was more firmness in the demand, and prices were well supported. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, was seasonably good, and nearly all breeds came to hand in prime condition. Although the beef trade was by no means active, sales pro gressed steadily, at prices fully equal to Monday last. The general top figure for Scots and crosses was ss, but a few very superior animals produced 5s 2d per 81bs. Prior to the close of business a fair clearance was effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received about 2,000 Scots, crosses, &c.; from other parts of England, 700 various breeds; from Scotland, 360 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 130 oxen and heifers. Notwithstanding that th 3 show of sheep was limited, the mutton trade exhibited no signs of improvement. Prices, however, were well supported. Downs, in the wool, sold at 6s per Blbs, and the quality of the stock was prime. There were about 500 shorn sheep in the pens, and which sold at Is per 81bs less money than those in the wool. The few lambs on offer changed hands slowly, at from 6s to 7s per 81bs. Calves, the supply of which was only moderate. were dull, at previous rates. The inquiry for pigs ruled steady, on former terms. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. a. d. a. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 6 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Second quality do. 4 6 5 0 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s 20s to 25s each. s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 2 5 8 Pros. S' thdown d 0.5 10 6 0 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 2 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts lOOO Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs sale, at very full prices. Other descriptims of home-grown produce are, however, in slow request, nevertheless, pre vious quotations are well supported. Olonial wool is held at fully late rates. The import, last wee:, amounted to 102 bales from Fort Natal-751 Cape-04 Algoa Bay-865 Port Philip-440 Sydney—and 1,282 bales from Port Philip. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .. . Cows — Sheep Calves *** • •• 96 rigs. 330 The total imparts of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 1,722 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 2,696—in 1862, 797—in 1861, 598 —in 1860, 2,424—in 1859, 1,873—in 1858, 650 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LA.SI WEEK. Beasts. From Rotterdam — .. Harlingen 351 .. Hamburg — • • Amsterdam -- .. Medemblik — .. Bremen Vigo 136 .. Nieu Diep Antwerp .. 16 .. Ostend •• • 76 • • Calais — • . Dordt. • • -- • • Schevening — .. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. ••, • • • • -* 396 • • --- • • 7 • • --- • • .--- - - 62 - 316 .. - 307 .. 50 Total .... 579 .. 711 .. 382 .. 50 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863 661 ~ 1,654 381 .. 18F2 .. 247 .. 386 .. 164 .. 1861 309 .. 218 .. .. 21 .. 1860 1859 3BO .. 1,379 .. 123 .. 5 1858 234 257 .. .. 159 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Jan. 26, 1863, and this day, Monday, Jan. 25, 1864. _ _ _ Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Jan. 26, 1863. 3 4to 3 6 38 4 0 42 4 6 4 8 4 10 36 4 0 4 2 410 50 5 6 5 8 510 Jan. 25, 1864. 3 6to 3 10 40 4 4 46 4 8 410 6 0 310 4 4 46 5 0 52 5 8 610 6 0 00 0 0 4 0. 4 6 48 5 2 36 4 0 42 4 6 4,270 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality do. Prime large oxen Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. .. Prime coarse-woolled do Prime Southdown do. .. .. .._ Lambs Large coarse calves .. 4 0 4 6 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers Beasts .. Sheep and lambs .... 16,180 Calves Pigs 3lO SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan 27, 1862.—8 c sheep, 16,190—calves, 66—pigs, 410. Jan. 28, 1861.—Beasts, 3,250 —sheep, L 75—pigs, 380. 14,030 330 its, 3,260 I,2oo—calves, NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are but moderately supplied with town and country-killed meat. The trade, generally speaking, rules inactive, at our. quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. stied Inferior beef .. 3 2 3 6 111iddling do. .. 3 8 3 10 Frime large do. 4 0 4 2 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 6 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 8 3 10 sdsd Middlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Veal Small pork .. 4 4 4 8 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The supply of home-grown hops on sale continues very moderate, but the receipts from ports have increased, the imports, last week, having amounted to 454 bales from Ostend-380 Antwerp-153 Gluckstadt-116 Boulogne -180 Bremen-148 Dunkeld—and 575 bales from New York. For all qualities—both English and foreign—there is a steady demand, at the annexed currency : Mid end East Kents £5 10s to lOs per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 15s to 75s „ Sussex 5 5s to 6 10s „ Bavarian 5 Os to 8 8s „ Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of home-grown potatoes by land and water carriage, arc moderately extensive, The trade rules firm for nearly all qualities, and find samples command rather more money. There is no foreign produce on offer. Yorkshire Regents Bss to 95s per ton. Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 698 to 80s „ Rocks .... Kent and Esst-x Regents WOOL. Lincoln, arid nro9t of for lopg wools calpland a steady Business damn SEEDS. Linseed and rapeseed are dull, at bare]: late rates. For cloverseed, there is a fair demand, at full prices; but canary is a slow sale. Other seeds rule seady in price. In cakes a limited business is do. Purnip,White,p.bus.lls to 14s ing on forms terms. Carraway 22s 26i Coriander . • l2s 163 Hempseed, per qr 4os 41s Linseed,Enf.sowing 72s 718 Crushi' SWede —s —s Mustard, Brown los 13s White. Tares, Spring....4s Od 4s 6d Old per quarter - s —s Canary, per quarter 52s 6's Rye grass, new 22s 24s ()lover, lied Eng., et. —s —s White Foreign Red 33s 46s White sos 64s Trefoil, new. 22s 26s Baltic .;...... —s —s Odessa Linseed Cake, p ton —s -8 English•••£ 9lo s.£ lo sa Forei lOs £lO 15s Rape Caltcs,pton..£ s Os 40 Os Ita,peseed,neS,pr qr 62s 65s TALLOW. The ta'low trade is dull to-day, on rather easier terms. P.Y.C. is quoted at 41s 9d per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow, 41s 3d net cash. Rough fat, 2s lid per 81b. Particulars, 189. 1861 1862. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town 35,519 62.957 49.572 52,218 59s0a to'63s 01 toJ7s3l to '44s 91 to —s Od —s Od Od —s d 1,831 1,393 1,735 2, 407 55,089 60,' 34 89,897 56,3:12 84 4,1.0 247 , 805 85,527 105,877 82,708 7 0 , 291 61s Od 61s 9d 18s 6d 46s tid POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING A LADY AT THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Alfred Hill, a young man, was charged befere Mr. Tyr whitt with robbing a lady at the Princess's Theatre of a purse containing half a sovereign and some silver. - Edwin Coathugoe, of the Detective Department, Scot land-yard, said that on Saturday afternoon about four o'clock, while standing at the foot of the stairs leading to the dress circle of the Princess's Theatre, the audience at that time leaving after the day performance of the panto mime, he observed the prisoner busily engaged in attempt ing to pick ladies' pockets by walking on the right-hand side of them, and fumbling the folds of their dresses. On watching more closely he afterwards saw the prisoner with draw his hand from a lady's pocket, and put something into his own pocket, and then leave the theatre. On following the prisoner into Oxford-street, and asking him what ho had in his pocks, he replied, " Nothin; ;" but on taking him into custody, and while taking him back to the theatre, he threw away the purse produced, containing half a sove reign and some silver. He afterwards said the purse and contents were his own. A gentleman from the Princess's Theatre said that on Saturday afternoon a lady complained of losing her purse and contents, and as the amount of money nearly tallied, he thought if a remand were granted the lady perhaps would come forward. The priisoaaer was remandQd for a week. DARINOII HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.— Thomas Amos, of 9 Hampshire Hog-yard, St. Giles, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing with violence from the person of Mr. W. Foster, watchmaker, 3 Little Chesterfield-street, Mayfair, a watch of the value of £7, and £2 10s. in gold. Prosecutor eaid that on Saturday evening, about seven o'clock, while walking along Upper Rathbone-place he re ceived a violent blow from behind, which knocked him down, and while on the ground the prisoner took from his pocket £2 10s. in gold, and his watch of the value of £7 On getting up he pursued the prisoner, at the same time cried " Stop thief," and at last in Percy- street, Tottenham • court-road, prisoner was stopped. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prosecutor said he was positive the prisoner was the man who robbed him. The watch produced was his property. Joseph Wells, of 30, Gresse-street, Rathbone-placo, said that having joined in the pursuit cf the prisoner on hearing the cry of " Stop thief," he saw the prisoner while running fast throw the watch down the area of a house in Percy street with a terrible smash. Robert Keys, 44 E, proved supping the prisoner and taking him into custody. The p - osecutor was the worse for drink, and the prisoner was quite sober. A person stepped forward and said he occasionally employed the prisoner, and he wah surprised at the charge when he heard it, never having heard anything against the prisoner before. The prisoner was at his house up till half past six on Saturday evening. The prisoner asked that the mousy found upon him might be ordered to be given up to him. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should certainly make no such order, the prosecutor having been robbed of some mone3 Sergeant Head, 2 E, said the watch was brought to the station by the gentleman residing at 29, Percy-street, in whose area it was picked up. The prisoner was remanded. NEWS OF THE COMING AC 6DEMY EXHIBITION. —Mr. Leighton will, probabl3, send not less than four works; Mr. Stanfield the same number, if not a greater one; Mr. Marks has two, and Mr. Calderon three pictures. Mr. E. M. Ward has been engaged for a considerable part of the past summer and autumn on his waterglass picture . . for the Houses of Parliament, but he will,doubtless, not be absent from the annual gathering. ___ CAMBERWELL-HOUSE LUNATIC ASYLUM.—The first of a series of annual entertainments to the inmates of this asylum, where mote than 300 patients are kept under the care of Dr. Paul, was given on a recent evening. It was denominated " The Patients' Ball." A. large number of ladies and gentlemen were invited to be present on the occasion ; and it was most gratifying Ito see how heartily many of the patients joined in the dance, and listened with wrapt attention to the strains of vocal and instrumental music with which the proceedings were enlivened. FIRE LAST NIGHT—Two CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH.—Last night shortly after 8 o'clock, Con ductor Stephen Tapsell, of the London Fire Brigade, who is stationed at the churchyard of St. Clement Danes, received information that a fire had broken out at No. 17, Hemlock court, near Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. He imme diately prooceded to the spot with the fire-escape, and was met by Stockman, a fireman, in charge of the parish engine, when it was found that a fire was raging is a third-floor front room, which was occupied by a widow named Coch rane and her two children. A supply of water having been obtained, the room was entered by Tapsell and Stockman, who, by means of buckets, drenched the bed and bedstead, which were smouldering, and ultimately succeeded in ex tinguishing the fire, which had communicated with various articles of furniture, and partially burnt the wainscoat and ceiling. On the room being cleared of the dense smoke which prevailed, the firemen for the first time became aware that two children were in the tenement, the dead bodies of both being found in the bed, locked in each other's arms. The names of the deceased are Richard Cochrane, aged six, and Mary Cochrane, aged four. It appears that the mother of the children was in the house when the accident occurred, but on the room being entered a good fire was found to be burning in the grate. It is somewhat singular that a week since C o n duct or Tapsell was called up on to ex tinguish a fire at a hou s e in Hemlock-court, two do ors re moved from the scene of the present accident, and on that occasion a widow who occupied the room where the fire broke out was consumed almost to a cinder. THE LUDGATE•HILL VIADUCT.—After all the opposition that has been shown to the Ludgate-hill viaduct—theankers o t the City, a n n g d ot al il l pin three days without paid the London clergy, with their canvasser s, signed by 1,600 of th e l ea di ng mer chants and b bishop at their head — after the London press, without a s i ng le exception, has spoken strongly against the project— ap project that is now condemned by the Corporation, the Metropolitan Board of Works, and. the majority of the mem bers of the Houses of Parliament, the London and Chatham managers have the temerity to ask for the renewal of the bill of 1560. which has caused all the mischief. That bill-was granted when Parliament had no means of judging how far the metropolis would be disfigured by viaducts and cuttings, but it will hardly be renewed in the face of the fullest and most painful information upon this point, The activity shown in destroying the houses on Ludgate-hill, though intended by the company and its supporters to force Parliament into granting these new money powers, will probably have the contrary effect. The disfigurement of Ludgate-hill—the chief thoroughfare of the City—could only be realised last year by the aid of models and pictures ; this year it can be seen in part of its solid reality. The old powers of the com pany, in the present temper of the House of Lords, and in face of a firm and timely opposition, will surely not be ex tended or renewed, in spite of the threat implied in hastily pulling down a few City acres of bricks and mortar. Perhaps when the prospect of assent de feat becomes more apparent that it is at pr, they will reconsider a scheme which, we believe, originated in their own beard-room. They may build on the site of the Fleet Prison their proposed gigantic hotel, and turn the gap on the other side of Ludgate-hill into a grand entrance to a Bridge-street terminus. This is perhaps the most sen sible way of utilising the Ludgate-hill wreck, and the whole railway interest would be benefited by such a plan. While the threat of this universally condemned Ludgate-hill Via duct hangs over London, no railway proposition, however good, can be calmly con,idered, and the London and Chat ham Company is certainly not in that strong financial posi tion that it can afford to fly in the face of its follows and the public,—City Press. SICILY.—It appears that travelling in Sicily at present is not unattended;with dangtr from brigands. A letter received recently in Malta mentions that an English gentleman, travelling in the mail coach, and with an escort, was fired on by brigands , on the road between Catania and Caltanisetta. One of the armed escort was severely wounded. The same gentleman was attacked, in October last, near Licata, robbed of everything he had about him, and much DlAltreat e d. The heavy rains have done much damage to the roads, and destroyed many bridges, rendering commu nication between the different towns and villages very diffi cult. From this cause no sulphur has arrived at Licata from the interior, for nearly two months, 1863, 1864 180,221 4 Et fld to 008 Od 2,368 19,421 990 77,8J.5 43s 9J LITERATURE. A Terrible Wonzan ; or, Strong and True. By Austyn Graham, author of " The Parson and the Poor." Two vols. John Maxwell and Com pany, Fleet-street. This is a very peculiar sort of story, which may at least lay claim to some scrt of originality, since its heroine can rarely find a counterpart among the many fictitious characters that figure in the pages of romance. Eardley Smith is a remarkable woman, and one that possesses too many good qualities and kind feelings not to make us regret ner errors. The lamentable course which Eardley adopted was the more to be deprecated, since she could have assisted her lost friend and soothed her dying moments without in any way compromising her own honour, or sacrificing her prcspects in life. A more false position than that in which she placed herself, her friends, and the unfortunate child of Mildred cannot well be imagined. There is some thing painful in this passage of the story,something which shocks the feelings and jars on the taste of the reader. The idea of Eartiley trying to shield her friend's honour at the expense of her own is quite preposterous, and nothing could excuse the attempt. In the first place, it was practising a gross deceit on society, and it was also violating the strict injunction to avoid even the appearance of evil, which more or less should be that shegives way to such mistaken notions, aad marks out herself such a strange mode of procedure. It occurs to the mind on perusing the details of Eard ley's extraordinary arrangements after her dis covery of Mildred, that she made a great mis take in arrogating.to herself the task of settling the right and wrong in social questions,instead of calmly following the acknowledged and recognised rules the guiding principle of all virtuous lives, and actuate the undertakings of the conscien tious and well-meaning. There is a false morality in all this which cannot be approved of, and which cannot be approved of, and which, indeeed, may be productive of the worst results to those who are influenced by its precepts. We must not do evil that good may come of it, and Eardley did not do her part to adjust the difficulties of the case by running into such a false position. Mildred was weak in the extreme, but she was more sinned against than sinning ; however, Eardley's strength seemed nearly as fatal to her progress in life as her protegee's weakness. If both the one and the other had put their strength in a higher help than man can afford, and followed the precepts of that religion which makes the weak strong, and forbids the lofty to rely on themselves, how different would their fade have been ; as It was one wealthy succumbed to rain, the other dared the world to do its worst, and seemed more inclined to do wrong to show her indifference to opinion, than to do right, and appear to yield to other's views or conform to their notions. So far as this moral is deduced from the fitful pages before us a useful lesson may be learned, but if the author's intention is to vindicate the line of conduct pursued by Eardley, he cannot expect the sympathy of his readers or fulfil the object of his exertions. Apart from this, the chief subject of discussion, there are some noticeable incidents introduced, and some well-drawn characters sketched, that impart a vivacity to the work, and increase the interest. The Musical Monthly. No. 1. Office, 40, Great Marlborough-street. The musical public has - long been in want of a serial to represent their tastes and interests, and they have at last offered for their acceptnnce a magazine of very great and varied attractions. It has many of the usual characteristics of its monthly contemporaries—tales, sketches, poems, criticisms, &c. It has, besides, literary, artistic, and musical notes and notices, and a summary of the events of the month, and articles on the drama. A corner is set aside; too, for original songs for music, a fact which we hope may tend to raise in some degree the poetical merits of our popular ballads. The most distinctive and fascinating feature of the "Musical Monthly," however, is the publication of an original musical composition with each number —not a thin sheet or insignificant page, but a piece of music got up in the style of the best musicsellers. The contribution in the number before us is styled "The Happy Christmas Quadrille," and is arranged from the popular muse of olden time. It consists of eight full-sized pages in a psettily illustrated wrapper, and when taken out of the magazine forms a graceful addition to the music stand. For the February part we are promised " The Frost Fairy Galop," and though we may hope that the title will no longer be appropriate, we have no doubt its at tractions, external and internal, will rival those of the " Christmas Quadrille," and like it, enliven many festive gatherings. BOOKS RECEIVED. Ella Norman. By Elizabeth A. Murray. 3 vols. Hurst THE CAPE MAIL. CONDEMNATION OF BISHOP COLENSO. RUMOURED MURDER OF DR. LIVINGSTONE. The mail steamship Cambrian arrived at Ply mouth yesterday with the above mails and 28 pas sengers. She left the Cape on the 21st ult. ; St. Helena on the 29th ; and Ascension on the 2d inst. The weather continued fine at the Cape, and har vest prospects were good. Provisions were abundant and cheap, and money plentiful, The vineyards promised well, and the orchards were loaded with fruit. The supply of wool was considerably greater than in former years, in both the western and eastern districts. Freights were rising. Bishop Colenso's trial was concluded on the 16th December. The presenting clergy accused Bishop Coleus() of heresy on nine courts. The suffragan bishops found him guilty on all the nine. The Metropolitan agreed in that opinion, and sentenced Bishop Colenso to be deprived of his see and all his rights of office therein. The defendant not being present to heir the judgment pronounced against him, the Metropolitan gave him until the 4th of March next to file in London a full, unconditional, and absolute retractation in writing of all the here tical extracts referred to in the counts or otherwise ; to the 16th April next, to filo a like retractation in Cape Town. On Bishop Colenso so complying the sentence becomes null and void. Dr. Black pro tested against the proceedings, the validity of the judgment, and gave notice of appeal. The inquiry into the death, at Angra Pequina, of James Gray, mate of the barque Saxon, took place at Cape Town on Dec. 2. Messrs. Rowley and Miller had returned from the Zambesi. Dr. Livingstone had received the news of his recall, and had admitted his expedition to be a failure. A rumour had reached the colony of his having been murdered near Lake Nyassa. The new lieutenant-governor, Sir Percy Douglas, arrived out in the Golden Fleece on the 2d Dec. The electric telegraph was in operation to Mossel Bay. Disturbances still existed in the Transvaal. Mr. Brand had been elected president of the Free State. _ _ The schooner Eveline had been wrecked on Danger Point. Four lives were lost. Coburg-Gotha and the Sleswig-Holstein Question. In conscquence of the motion brought forward by Austria and Prussia in the Federal Diet, the Government of Coburg Gotha addressed the follow ing note on the 4th inst. to the Austrian and Prus sian Ministers at Dresden : The undersigned, sincerely thanking his Excellency for his communication of the Ist inst., relative to the joint mo tion of the Sleswig affair brought forward by Austria and Prussia in the Federal Diet on the 28th ult., has the honour to make following reply : When this Government was called upon by Denmark in 1852 to give its adhesion to the London protocol, it con sidered it to be its duty to have a thorough understanding on the legality of the question. After careful investigation and consideration the understanding arrived at was that, after the extinction of the male branch of the elder Royal Danish line, the hereditary right of the Augustenburg House to the Duchies of Sleswig and Holstein could not, according to the right of the first born, admit of any well founded doubt. There being no mention in Denmark's request for adhe sion to the London protocol that the " arrangements" made therein would have to be completed by obtaining the renunciation of the hereditary agnates, as well as the consent of the Sleswig and Holstein representative bodies, the Grand Ducal Government could only see in the execu tion of the resolution contained therein a violation of the well-founded hereditary rights of a German princely house, and of the equally well-founded constitutional rights of a German country, and it therefore refused its adhesion, Under these circumstances, and considering the constitu tional indivisibility of the two duchies, this Government, after the death of his Majesty the King of Denmark, could so much the less hesitate to express its just conviction re specting the succession question, as in every other case of succession in a German Federal country, by the immediate recognition of the legitimate successor, the hereditary Prince of Augustenburg as Duke of Sleswig and Holstein, as the London protocol had never officially been communi cated to the Federal Diet, and therefore, as far as the latter is concerned, has legally no existence, as, moreover, it had been acknowledged by Denmark that the consent, both of the nearer hereditary claimants, as wall as of the Reichsrath, to the new order of t uccession was a necessary condition in order to render it valid. Neverthless, this not having been obtained, the falfilment of the condition of the treaty in reference to Sleswig Hol stein must be regarded to those duchies with respect espe cially and generally an event to come. This would in fact have been the case with Denmark, had not the Danish Government been successful in at last obtaining the con sent of the Danish Reichsrath, which had at first been refused. If this Government has so swerved from this, its proper conviction, as to vote at the sitting of the Federal Diet on the 7th ult., in conformance with the wishes of the opposing Governments, it considered itself justified in so doing, because a portion of the decision relative to the suc cession has been expressly withheld ; on the other hand, however, this Government considered itself in duty bound not to oppose the freeing of Holstein from foreign troops, under whatever title this might be effected. But if now, in pursuance of the proposition from the other side, the royal Danish Government shall be requested not to carry out the constitution of the 18th November, so far as regards Sleswig, but definitively to withdraw the same, the consent to this proposition would be still more directly opposed to the above. mentioned views maintained en this side ; since a revocation of the said constitution is not to be thought of, its validity at that time being ac knowledged. The constitution, however, was only issued by the present King of Denmark, consequently, according to our conviction with regard to Sleswig, by a government not entitled to do so. According to the views of the ducal Government in respect to the question of right, this funda mental law is consequently deprived of every legal basis, and it cannot therefore in any way consider it as being legally in existence. Under these circumstances, this Government is unable to bring the opinions of the opposite Governments in harmony with its own conviction, and will therefore, to its regret, not be in a position to participate in the motion brought before the diet by the two governments, unless the report to ba submitted by the committee should unexpectedly contain points which would justify a modification of our views. In conclusion, the undersigned avails himself of this op portunity to renew the expression, &e., (Signed) VON SEEBICS. Gotha, d an. 4, 1864. COOKE AND JOHN KEMRLE--CONTRASTED BY WASHINGTON IRVING.—The finest group I ever saw was at Covent Garden, when Cooke, after long dis grace for his intemperance, reappeared on the boards to play lago to John Kemble's Othello. Mrs. Siddons played Des demona, and Charles Kemble Cassie, beautifully. Kemble [John] had sent for Cooke to rehearse with him at his room, but Cooke would not go. " Let Black Tack"—so he called Kemble—" come to me." So they went on the boards without previous rehearsal. In the scene in which lago instils his suspicion, Cooke grasped Kemble's left hand with his own, and then fixed his right, like a claw on his shoul der. In this position, drawing himself up to him with his short arm, he breathed his poisonous whispers. Kemble coiled and twisted his hand, writhing to get away—his right hand clasping his brow, and darting his eye back on lap. It was wonderful. Speaking to Cooke of the effect on me of this scene, after his arrival in New York [in 1810], " Didn't I play up to Black Jack ?" he exclaimed. " I saw his dark eye sweeping back upon me." I was at John Howard Payne's, near Corlier's Hook, the night of Cooke's arri val in New York. I was there by invitation, to meet him. 'Cooke came in, a little flustered with drink, Was very much exasperated at the detention at the Custom House of some silver cu p s, possibly presents, he had brought with him ; and would break forth, every now and then, with, " Why did the y keep my cups ? They knew they would melt ! " with significant emphasis. H e was harsh and abusive when drunk, but full of courtesy when sober. Mr. Irving dwelt upon the easy jollity' with which he played Falstaff..... I asked which he pre-. ferred—John Kemble or Cooke? Kemble had, perhaps, more the sympathy of his audience, because he played nobler characters—Cooke the villains; but, in his range, which was limited, he was the greatest actor.' "—lrving's Life by his 11rephew. A PORTION OF THE SITE of the International Ex hibition, it is now decided, will be converted into a museum. Thera are many of the finest specimens of stuffed animals at the British Museum which, for want of space, have been put away, and these will be removed to South Kensington. As the spot selected is close to the Horticul tural Gardens, it will make a most valuable addition to the attraction of those grounds. A CANDLE DANCE BY FORTY REGULAR STICKS. —A really "brilliant effect" is produced by the new can delabra-dance in the ballet " Murgano," performed at the Berlin Opera. About 40 "gentlemen of the ballet" appear in fancy costumes, each wearing a golden candlestick with five flames on his head. The strikingly magnificent im pression the various groupings of the 200 splendid lights produce is said to be beyond description. RESIGNATION OF SIR J. B. EAST, M.P. —This hon. gentleman has, we learn, just resigned his seat for 'Winchester. Sir James East is a conservative, and has re presented *Winchester for nearly thirty years, ECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 24.—The Dasgbladet of to day says—" News received from Altona states that the Rev. M. Nievert, who for 23 years has been pastor of the parish of Altona, and was driven away from the city by the disaffected portion of the po pulation, attempted to preach again yesterday.. The c hd,:ch was crowded to excess, and the sermor, was constantly interrupted by yells nod hisses from the people, The Hanoverian battalion bad to use the greatest' exertions to protect the clergyman, whose life was eavod by the personal intervention of one of the Federal Commissioners." and Blackett. Anne Cave. By Kenner Deane. 3 vols. T. C. Newby. sir Timothy Careless. Edited by Omega. 2 vols. T. C. Newby. - The Smuggler Chief. Maxwell and Co. By Gustave Aimard. 2 vols. English Writers : The Writers before Chaucer. By Henry Morley. Chapman and Hall. Studies from the Antique, and Sketches from Nature : with Other Poems. By Charles Mackay, LL.D. Virtue Brothers. On Preparing and Mounting Microscopic Objects. By Thomas Dries. Robert Hgrkwicke. Old Saws Newly Set : Fables in Verse. By Geo. Linley, the younger. T. C. Newby. NOVEL SCIENTIFIC VOYAGE. A letter from Toulon gives some curious details relative to a scientific voyar about to be undertaken by the Dake de Luynes. Lieutenant Vignes, of the Imperial navy, has been appointed to the command of a steam gunboat belonging to the duke, which is to sail towards the end of the month on this voyage of discovery. After having visited the most inte resting places in the Mediterranean, and particularly the coast of Syria, the boat is to be carried on the backs of mules across the mountains of Judea to be launched on the Dead Sea, of which the waters are to be analysed, as chymists are not agreed as to their quality. The gunboat is to be again carried to the Mediterranean, whence it will proceed to the Black Sea, ascend the Don, cross the Steppes of Dalgo in a waggon to reach the Wolga, which it will descend to the Caspian Sea, that immense conglomeration of water and of oil of petroleum, continually agitated with storms. After having carefully studied these phenomena, as well as the various inhabitants of that little-known region, the travellers will cross on camels the deserts of Asia Minor to the town of Mossoul, where they will explore the course of the Tiger and the Eu phrates, and examine the ruins of the great cities which flourished on their banks. After having accomplished that prodigious journey across seas, rivers, mountains, and deserts, the gunboat will return. to France by the Persian Gulf and the Bed Sea. All the difficulties attending such a dangerous journey have been well considered and carefully anticipated. Even the construction of the boat is a chefdceuvre of naval architecture and of comfort. All the pieces into which the boat is divided when taken asunder are accurately numbered so that it may easily be put together in 24 hours. It will be for the first time that a steamboat shall have been carried across the precipices of Daghestan and the scorching sands of Mesopotamia. A picked crew have been placed under the command of Lieutenant Vignes by the French Government for the naviga tion and transport of ,the gunboat. The Duke de Luynes is to be accompanied by several friends, as well as by savans and artists of the greatest merit, who have solicited the honour to share with him the dangers of this hazardous enterprise. MADELINE SMITH IN QUEENSLAND —A Queens land journal states that the notorious Madeline Smith, tried at Edinburgh some years since for poisoning her lover, was a passenger by the ship Sunda, which lately arrived at Brisbane. SHIELDS, Saturday Night.—Another large fleet of laden collier vessels left the Tyne yesterday after noon, more have s.ilcd to-day, and the port is now clear of laden shipping. The wind has been shifting about since on Thursday, and last night it blew strong again; u p the whole, vessels at sea yesterday had the wind a little more favourable for making a passage to Yarmouth Roads than was thought here. The wind has been from the W.N.W. to-day, and fresh, so that it is thought the large flout of laden vessels will have had a good rue. MURDER OF DR, LIV_NGS T. ONE, (From the South African Mail.) From the Interior of Africa we have startling news, the most important item of which, however, we trust, is untrue. H.M. St. Ariel, which arrived this week from the Mortnnbique Coast, announces a letter from the Governor of Senna to the Governor of Quillimane, stating that Dr. Livingstone had been murdered by the natives on Lake Nyassa. A sub sequent report prevailed, however, to the effect that he had not been killed, but badly wounded. It is certain that, accompanied with only five Mako lobo, he had gone up from the Murchison Falls to Lake Nyassa ; but, judging from previous misstatements from the same quarter, we are are not disposed to give any credit to the tragic news now communicated. By the same vessel, an interesting letter has been received by Sir Thomas Maclear from the Doctor, written in July last, im mediately after receiving tidings of the recall of his expedition. He wrote then, though somewhat disappointed, in his usual hopeful and courageous tone. " Our renal," he says, " did not take me any way by surprise, for the Portuguese slave hunters of Tette and Quillimane had so completely aided a drought of one season that the population of this Shire Valley, among whom we had good pro spects of success, is almost entirely destroyed. They finished the people and our work together ; and had I believed that the scourge had been half as sweeping as I now find it to be, I should not have come up. I am, of course, sorry to see the failure of my hopes, though through no fault of nay own, and I deeply regret ever giving the slightest credence to the protestations of desire on the part of Portuguese statesmen for the civilisation of Africa. . The most bitter point of all is to see this line of coast from Cape Delgado to Delagoa Bay left to those who were the first to begin the slave trade, and are determined to be the last to ' abandon it. . . . It is, however, very pleasant to see a new Bishop and his band of labourers coming in as we retire." The prospects of the mission, we are happy to say, seem more favourable than they had been for some months before. The Bishop was about to organise it in. Morumbula, an elevated and healthy site at the. confluence of the Shire ; and though two of the old. hands, Mr. Procter and Mr. Rowley, have been com pelled from ill health to retire, the newly arrived missionaries are as energetic and confident of suc cess as ever. Mr. Procter is to enter upon mission work at Natal in Panda's country, and Mr. Rowley returns to England. By this vessel we are also glad to welcome back at the Cape Dr. Meller, of her Majesty's steamer Pioneer, who was reported from the Mozambique to have been dead nearly a year ago. Curious Trial for Murder at the Warwicli, Assizes nearly Forty Years ago. (From the Atlas of April 8, 1827.) John Birch was charged with having, on the 28th of March, at Birmingham, murdered Mary Hinton his house. keeper. The prisoner is a man of respectable appearance. very infirm, and upwards of 75 years of age. When called upon to plead, he said, "I am willing to suffer for it." The prisoner here wept aloud. The Judge—Let me advise you to plead Not Guilty. Cir cumstances may come out on your trial that may be favour able to you. Prisoner—l am guilty—l am guilty. I will not tell a falsehood about it. I used her very ill. She was the best woman in the world. The Judge—You will not be guilty of any sin by plead ing not guilty. Prisoner—Not guilty I Why, lam guilty. I have done it, and I wish to suffer for it. lam guilty, and the more is my misfortune. (Bursting into tears.) The prisoner's counsel implored him to plead not guilty. Prisoner—l say lam guilty. I have used God Almighty very ill, and I want him to forgive me for it. (Bursting into tears, and raising his hand in a supplicating manner.) A jury was about to be empanelled to try whether the prisoner pleaded guilty from insanity—when he exclaimed— " If it makes any odds to the Court, it makes no odds to me ; I'll say I am not guilty; bat I am, you see; but it makes uo odds to mei The trial then proceeded. It appeared from the evidence of his son-in-law, that the old man called on him on the morning of the murder, and showed him the body of his housekeeper, who was dread fully cut with an axe, and she died in a short time. Whilst she was sitting in her chair, the prisoner, according to his own statement, " thought it was a good opportunity to kill her," and he fetched the weapon and murdered her. The witnesses all deposed to the prisoner's mind having been un settled for some time past; but they were every minute in terrupted by the prisoner, who appeared highly incensed at this part of their testimony. and declared that he was never out of his mind, end that he was in his senses at the time of the murder. The jury found that the prisoner was insane at the time of his trial, and insane at the time ho committed the murder. Prisoner—Oh dear, oh dear lOh my Lord IDo my Lord let me be hanged. How am Ito live in this world? Imust do some more mischief to get hanged. Judge—You will be taken care of. You must be kept in confinement to prevent you doing any further mischief. Prisoner—l hope you won't keep me here. Let me be hanged, my lord—l can't live. SHIP PlNG—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 25.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; mcderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. COWES, Jan. 24.—Sailed—Cid, screw steamer, for Bilboa. PORTSMOUTH• Jan. 24.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— H.laspnez, screw steamer, from London, and left for San tander. FALMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived—Kathleen, from Havannah, with loss of jibboom, having expe rienced a heavy gale. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 24—Rover, Emma Eden, Rachael, Julia, and Jersey—all from Guernsey ; Allegro, from Onegia ; Billow and Blue Jacket, from Caen; Josephi, from Odessa. LATEST THEATRICAL NEWS.—At the Olympic a new work of Mr. Tom Taylor is announced for im mediate production, under the title of " Sense and Sensa- tion," and is to be called "A Morality," viees and virtues being personified in the dranzatis personce, the argument bearing upon the manners of the time. This piece, which has been most elaborately prepared, will be preceded by a new serio-comic drama entitled "Doubts and Fears." At the Strand, notwithstanding the great success of Mr. H. J. Byron's extravaganza of "Orpheus and Eurydice," a new comedietta by Mr. A. C. Troughton, entitled " Unlimited Confidence," was announced to be brought out on Thursday evening, but has been deferred for a week or two. A new comedy by Mr. Leicester Buckingham is to be immediately produced at the St. James's, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews in the principal parts. Mr. E. T. Smith, who never allows the grass to grow under his feet, is preparing,. on a characteristically extensive scale, an original romantic drama in three acts, by Mr. John Brougham, the very suc cessful adapter of the "Duke's Motto." The scene of this work, we hear, is laid in the time of James the Second, and the action is full of stirring and picturesque incident. As we intimated last week, Mr. Futter is preparing a revival of " Hamlet," which, in originality of design and perfection of detail, is to surpass incomparably the famous Princess's revival. We hear also of another elaborate attempt in progress at Sadler's Wells to produce this play in a striking manner, and we have no doubt that a considerable amount et interest will attach to the pert3B - of the melancholy prince when the actor's nanic: is made public. In the meantime, Webster's terrible " Duchess of Meld" is to be produced, Miss Marriott sus taining the character of the ill-starred Duchess. —7 Reader. DIE NEW NAVAL UNIFORMSarO deposited at the Admiralty, Whitehall, for the inspection of thorn persons interested, and consequently during the week the waiting-rooms have been unusually cr9wded. It has been currently reported that an illusttious personage has cm pres,ed a hope, in which we cordially join, that the uniform. of naval officers will be permitted to remain for a long time undisturbed. The lovers of gold lace have ample reason to bo satisfied With the gorgeous show now disFlayecl to their gsze—,:irmti end .117aq Gazette. 1 3 of jo a clog ifsles 0 Of 10111 tt .10 0 ° , 0° re to ' 0 , ill TEE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1864.